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American saves match point in 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 victory
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Pegula advances as compatriot Gauff is eliminated
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Hot-mic controversy adds spice to Andreeva semi
Jessica Pegula saved a match point en route to a gritty 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 7-5 win over Linda Noskova on Thursday to advance from her round-robin group at the WTA Finals and send fellow American Coco Gauff packing from the season-ending championships.
Pegula hit a career-high 16 aces while Wimbledon champion Noskova committed a career-high 15 double faults in a see-saw battle that lasted two hours and 45 minutes at the tournament, which was moved from Riyadh to Indian Wells because of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
